the best i can say is to try looking at other programs at such places as: www.cgiresources.com www.perlguru.com

ect.. and see how others program, that will give you an idea for the do's and don'ts, but remember, do not look at 1 and think you have got it, i strongly recommend you look at alot of them, and get a "cencus" for the correct way, as some programmers are quite sloppy and perl illiterate.